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Lindsey Vonn wins gold in women's downhill
Lindsey Vonn lived up to expectations and won the Olympic downhill Wednesday, and childhood rival and American teammate Julia Mancuso took a surprise silver medal.
MPR's Fantasy Olympic Games
To track the progress of Minnesota's athletes competing at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, we've created a friendly competition between the Morning Edition and All Things Considered programs, which we call MPR's Fantasy Olympic Games.
The first hockey 'miracle,' at the 1960 Olympics
Most everybody remembers the famous "Miracle on Ice" gold medal win by the underdog U.S. hockey team at the Lake Placid Olympics in 1980. But 50 years ago, there was another overachieving hockey team that came away with gold.
Olympic contests pick up, but questions remain
An update on Olympics news, including men's downhill, preview of the women's downhill and Lindsey Vonn. The weather improves at the Vancouver games, but questions about the luge venue persist.
Athletes scrape by to fund Olympic dreams
Most athletes competing in this year's Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver are forced to scrape together their savings, ask for donations and put together a few modest sponsorships to pay for their training. Caitlin Compton, a cross-country skier from Minneapolis, is a case in point.
Opening ceremony kicks off Vancouver Olympics
In time-honored tradition, the show went on.
The U.S. Olympic team has been finalized, and Minnesota is sending more athletes to Vancouver than any other state. Chisholm, Duluth, and Edina tie for most athletes from a single city.
The U.S. Olympic team has been finalized, and Minnesota is sending more athletes to Vancouver than any other state. Chisholm, Duluth, and Edina tie for most athletes from a single city.
Minnesota boasts strong showing at Olympics
Minnesota is sending more Olympians to Vancouver this winter than any other state in the U.S.
Rules and regulations for MPR's Fantasy Olympics
When the Winter Olympic Games open tonight in Vancouver, Minnesota will be better represented than any other state on the U.S. team. Here on Minnesota Public Radio News, we want to follow athletes from our region during the games, and we've created a friendly competition to do it. We're calling it the "Fantasy Olympics," and produer Jeff Jones spoke with MPR's Tom Crann about the rules and regulations.